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Re:Inside the all-hands meeting that led to a third of Basec... by anon7725 on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @10:54AM (#27038265)
> Why should it be divisive, if you're actually going to listen?

Why should it be divisive, indeed. “America is not a racist country” was just the position expressed by Sen. Tim Scott in a national prime time address, yet it’s enough to force an employee from a company?

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Re:Inside the all-hands meeting that led to a third of Basec... by SamBam on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @11:08AM (#27038415)
There is actually quite a bit of difference between the statements "America is a racist country" and "institutional racism exists" or even "there exists a belief of white supremacy."

And even between "America isn't a racist country" and "the people who talk about implicit biases are the real racists," which is closer to what he actually said (allegedly).

(And if we want to have this discussion, I bet we could do it in a way that wasn't "painful and divisive," because I have no desire to be those things, so I'm not going to predict/threaten it.)

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